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<H2><A NAME="5_2">Header Area</A></H2>
<P> Location:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Fixed position:<B> First 3 lines</B> of the file. Period.</LI>
<LI>Fixed position:<B> First line</B> of the file if it is blank. This
 means Empty Headers.</LI>
</UL>
<P> The Header Area is the only one that has a fixed position, line
 oriented. They are located at the first three lines of the source file.</P>
<P> These lines are content-free, with no static information type
 needed. But the following is recommended:</P>
<UL>
<LI><I>line 1</I>: document title</LI>
<LI><I>line 2</I>: author name and/or email</LI>
<LI><I>line 3</I>: document date and/or version (nice place for <CODE>
%%date</CODE>)</LI>
</UL>
<P> Keep in mind that the first 3 lines of the source document will be
 the first 3 lines on the target document, separated and with high
 contrast to the text body (i.e. big letters, bold). If paging is
 allowed, the headers will be alone and centralized on the first page.</P>
<H3>Less (or None) Header lines</H3>
<P> Sometimes the user wants to specify less than three lines for
 headers, giving just the document title and/or date information.</P>
<P> Just let the 2nd and/or the 3rd lines empty (blank) and this
 position will not be placed at the target document. But keep in mind
 that even blanks, these lines are still part of the headers, so the
 document body must start<B> after</B> the 3rd line anyway.</P>
<P> The title is the only required header (the first line), but if you
 leave it blank, you are saying that your document has<B> no headers</B>
. So the<I> Body Area</I> will begin right after, on the 2nd line.</P>
<P> No headers on the document is often useful if you want to specify
 your own customized headers after converting. The command line option <CODE>
--no-headers</CODE> is usually required for this kind of operation.</P>
<H4>Straight to the point</H4>
<P> In short:<B> &quot;Headers are just <U>positions</U>, not contents&quot;</B></P>
<P> Place one text on the first line, and it will appear on the target's
 first line. The same for 2nd and 3rd header lines.</P>
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